Use of Risk Assessment to Guide Decision-Making for Blood Pressure Management in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology
Recommendations
As issued by the authors
Use of the PREVENT equations (10-year risk of total CVD, including ASCVD and HF) for risk assessment
Threshold of 10-year CVD risk ≥7.5% for initiating antihypertensive therapy in stage 1 hypertension
Risk assessment as the first step in comprehensive hypertension management, with shared decision-making between patients and clinicians
Original publication
Use of Risk Assessment to Guide Decision-Making for Blood Pressure Management in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 28 August 2025. doi:10.
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